Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC KCwas an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. After his death, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth21 January 1561
both built except houses preferred
Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had
built houses
Houses are built to live in and not to look on.
champagne pain sham
Champagne for my sham friends; real pain for my real friends.
men simplicity secret
Generally he perceived in men of devout simplicity this opinion: that the secrets of nature were the secrets of God, part of that glory into which man is not to press too boldly.
men astrology planets
The natures and dispositions of men are, not without truth, distinguished from the predominance of the planets.
wise simple men
Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they teach not their own use: but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.
art thinking trying
I think that one of the things is that, if you are going to decide to be a painter, you have got to decide that you are not going to be afraid of making a fool of yourself. I think another thing is to be able to find subjects which really absorb you to try and do. I feel that without a subject you automatically go back into decoration because you haven't got the subject which is always eating into you to bring it back - and the greatest art always returns you to the vulnerability of the human situation.
grief yield
Nothing is to be feared but fear itself. Nothing grievous but to yield to grief.
sweaters tools use
I use all sorts of things to work with: old brooms, old sweaters, and all kinds of peculiar tools and materials... I paint to excite myself, and make something for myself.
men self envy
Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.
men too-much firsts
It is good discretion not make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.
wise nature fool
There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.
nature men goodness
The inclination to goodness is imprinted deeply in the nature of man.
artist long want
All artists are vain, they long to be recognized and to leave something to posterity. They want to be loved, and at the same time they want to be free. But nobody is free.